Criteria for selecting the President's Exemplary Service Award as follows:

• Member in good standing of CSCMA.
• Past member of the Board of Directors, or officers, or served on a special committee.
• Contributed to professionalism in the circulation field.
• Given time and talent to improve the Circulation Executive's image. Second Vice-President serves as chair along with the immediate President and past winner.

The committee may accept nominations in writing from the CSCMA Board. The membership can also nominate individuals for consideration. The chair will be responsible for seeing that the traveling trophy and wall plaques are engraved and the president is responsible for the presentation at the annual conference.